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Durlston Bay , England, UK

Lat/Long (Decimal)50.6,-1.95
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationEngland
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)England, UK

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Durdlestone Bay, Austin's bed 106Egerton P. M. G."Insect bed" of Purbeck stratamudstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay (DB114)Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlston - Stair Holelime mudstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay (DB133)Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlston - Stair Holewackestone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay (DB87)Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Lulworth - Worbarrow Toutfrom the uppermost part of the Lulworthmarl145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay (DB89)Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Lulworth - Worbarrow Toutfrom the uppermost part of the Lulworthlime mudstone145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay (DB91)Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Lulworth - Worbarrow Toutfrom the uppermost part of the Lulworthmarl145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 111aUnderwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstonwackestone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 149Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstonclaystone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 178Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstongrainstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 181Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstongrainstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 186Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstongrainstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 189Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstongrainstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 220Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstongrainstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 221Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstonwackestone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 223Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstonpackstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 234Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstonpackstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay DB 239Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002)Purbeck - Durlstonpackstone145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay, Bed D53 (MNEMG collection)Coram R. A., Jarzembowski E. A. (1999)Purbeck - Lulworth"siliciclastic"145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay, Bed D53 (PIN collection 5545)Ryzhkova O. V., Coram R. A. (2016)Purbeck - Lulworth"siliciclastic"145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Durlston Bay, Bed DB65-69, DorsetMostovski M. B., Jarzembowski E. A., et al (2003)Purbeck - Lulworth"siliciclastic"145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
English Purbeck (unknown locality)Scudder S. H.Purbecknot reported145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lower Purbeck BGS collectionFleck G., Nel A., et al (2008)Purbeck - Lulworth"limestone"145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Swanage (general)Howse S. C. B., Milner A. R. (1995)Purbecknot reported145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Rhipidoblattina bucklandi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattaria : Caloblattinidae : Rhipidoblattina : Rhipidoblattina bucklandi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diechoblattina wallacei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Diechoblattinidae : Diechoblattina : Diechoblattina wallacei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dipluroblattina bailyi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Diechoblattinidae : Dipluroblattina : Dipluroblattina bailyi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Artitocoblatta gossi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Artitocoblatta : Artitocoblatta gossi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Malmoblattina brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Malmoblattina : Malmoblattina brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Malmoblattina bucktoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Malmoblattina : Malmoblattina bucktoni145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Malmoblattina hopei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Malmoblattina : Malmoblattina hopei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Malmoblattina mantelli
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Malmoblattina : Malmoblattina mantelli145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Malmoblattina murrayi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Malmoblattina : Malmoblattina murrayi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Malmoblattina peachi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Malmoblattina : Malmoblattina peachi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina eatoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina eatoni145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina higginsii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina higginsii145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina kirkbyi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina kirkbyi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina swintoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina swintoni145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rithma daltoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Rithma : Rithma daltoni145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rithma westwoodi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Rithma : Rithma westwoodi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Palaepangonius sellwoodi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Palaepangonius : Palaepangonius sellwoodi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Procramptonomyia marianna
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Procramptonomyiidae : Procramptonomyia : Procramptonomyia marianna145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Enicocorinae
subfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Saldidae : Enicocorinae145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Blattula prestwichii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattulidae : Blattula : Blattula prestwichii145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ctenoblattina arcta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Elisama : Ctenoblattina arcta145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Elisama scudderi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Elisama : Elisama scudderi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aporoblattina mclachlani
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Aporoblattina : Aporoblattina mclachlani145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Araripelibellula britannica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Araripelibellulidae : Araripelibellula : Araripelibellula britannica145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pleuropholis crassicauda
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pholidophoriformes : Pleuropholidae : Pleuropholis : Pleuropholis crassicauda145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Batoidea
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Batoidea145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hybodontoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontoidea145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Egertonodus basanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Egertonodus : Egertonodus basanus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hybodus ensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus : Hybodus ensis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchidion crenulatum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lonchidiidae : Lonchidion : Lonchidion crenulatum145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchidion inflexum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lonchidiidae : Lonchidion : Lonchidion inflexum145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Parvodus rugianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lonchidiidae : Parvodus : Parvodus rugianus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Polyacrodus parvidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Polyacrodontidae : Polyacrodus : Polyacrodus parvidens145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhinobatoidei
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Asterodermus : Rhinobatoidei145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Belemnobatis variabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Belemnobatis : Belemnobatis variabilis145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Albanerpetontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crocodylia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Goniopholis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Goniopholididae : Goniopholis145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterodactyloidea
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pterodactyloidea145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithocheiridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ornithocheiridae145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Parviraptor estesi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Parviraptor : Parviraptor estesi145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plesiochelys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Plesiochelys145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dorsetochelys typocardium
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pleurosternidae : Dorsetochelys : Dorsetochelys typocardium145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pleurosternon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pleurosternidae : Pleurosternon145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

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Owen R. Report on British fossil reptiles, part II, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 11, 60-204
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Handlirsch A. (1906) Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV, Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen, 1-640
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Coram R. A., Jarzembowski E. A. (1999) New fossil flies (Insecta: Diptera) from the Purbeck Limestone Group (Lower Cretaceous, Berriasian) of Dorset, UK, Cretaceous Research 20, 853-861
Unwin D. M., Lü J., et al (2000) On the systematic and stratigraphic significance of pterosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation (Jehol Group) of Liaoning, China, Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaftlichen Reihe 3, 181-206
Underwood C. J., Rees J. (2002) Selachian faunas from the lowermost Purbeck Group of Dorset, southern England, Special Papers in Palaeontology 68, 83-101
Mostovski M. B., Jarzembowski E. A., et al (2003) Horseflies and Athericids (Diptera: Tabanidae, Athericidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Transbaikalia, Paleontological Journal 37 2, 162-169
Fleck G., Nel A., et al (2008) New lower cretaceous 'libelluloid' dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Cavilabiata) with notes about estimated divergences dates for this group, Palaeodiversity 1, 19-36
Kear B. P., Milner A. R., et al (2009) Plesiosaur remains from the Jurassic-Cretaceous Purbeck Limestone Group of southern England, Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 120, 121-125 doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2009.06.001
Pérez-García A. (2014) Revision of the poorly known Dorsetochelys typocardium, a relatively abundant pleurosternid turtle (Paracryptodira) in the Early Cretaceous of Europe, Cretaceous Research 49, 152-162
Ryzhkova O. V., Coram R. A. (2016) Archegocimicidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) from the Purbeck Limestone Group (Lower Cretaceous: Berriasian) of southern England, Cretaceous Research 61, 199-208
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